John Williams - Isaac Albeniz - Asturias (Leyenda) (1975)

[bodfg34]

me ears hurt from lestining to this clown play lololololololollllllllllllllll­llllllllllllllllllllll

[bodfg34]

he suckssssssssssssssssssssssssss­sssssss

[bodfg34]

disgusting man

[bodfg34]

my computer broke when i played this crap

[bodfg34]

i hate his guitar

[bodfg34]

ugly as hell!! he sucks so bad at guitar 

[bodfg34]

bad player

[bodfg34]

i can play better than him

[bodfg34]

you suck ass retard.. look at his hair it's ugly

[MrGerbilGoof]

Hahaha wow! This is badass

[minsk1917]

You must hear Segovia playing this. It is not a matter of technique it is about feelings, not just scratch a String but feel it....

[MrJacobsen100]

boaah.. orgasm for the ears

[BabyEssimo55]

3:52 look at his thumb wiggle! ^-^

[Illjustwait]

He clearly has immense classical skill and i can appreciate and admire the dedication it took to reach his level. There's just one thing missing; passion. He plays INCREDIBLY well, but then so does a midi.

[rumvodkaf1]

fuck all those idiots looking for star wars theme songs on John Williams' youtube vids

[chill3n456]

I don't get it. When he does the harmonics part, does he just tap that one note and gets that sound, or does he tap it like extra hard, but we just can't tell. Or does he pluck it? Can anybody help?

[PornoBruzz]

@chill3n456 which part do you mean exactly?

[chill3n456]

My eyes just exploded

[evil4hunter]

Nice tecnique, but where's the feelings, the emotion ???????

[KowaruKei]

@evil4hunter what.

[warrkrymez]

He runs through the piece without inflection. I didn't like it.

[ChicagoJoe670]

Brilliant tune, brilliantly played by a brilliant guitarist.

[nicleopardo]

Que virtuoso por Dios1

Excelente obra tambien!

[xineruas]

nice "tipicol spanishssss"

[TheDjingo]

genius...hes the revolutionary of Film Music !

[solofotis]

definitely a favourite!

His tremolo flow is just amazing.

[IustiNN17]

amazing

[BlackWallsofWaves]

SHRED! SHRED!

[destroyerser]

how does he strum the 1st and 2nd string so fast? how is this method called?

[Miniarteseros]

@destroyerser Tremolo x)

[thrasher218]

@destroyerser practice.

[liverpool1968]

Disciple of the Great Andres Segovia

[liverpool1968]

Disciple of the Great Andres Segovia

[Msaab92]

at 3:12 I thought he was using a whammy bar. LOL

[Reaperknox]

What a beautiful song. I usually listen to metal but flamenco guitar is way better.

[BrooskKudo]

@Reaperknox: Unfortunately, it's not Flamenco nor a song! It's a classical Composition by the Spanish pianist and composer Issac Albeniz

[jurnag12]

@Reaperknox It's technically classical music...but hey, always great to see another metalhead interested in classical music!

[Zenon66]

from 1:55 starts to be really hard

[makemeateeshirt]

public school flamenco:(

[Jezzakify]

finnish subtitle ftw



[Firefox1095]

Is this the same John Williams from Harry Potter?

[Sturrfry]

@Firefox1095 no

[joshawnard]

@Firefox1095 no

[damaster720]

average name, not so average guitar playing skills.

[Arrow141]

I can play it.. just not that fast.

[PornoBruzz]

by far the best peformane of this song on youtube. he just plays it perfectly.

[mikolover1000]

Omg i ear-jizzed

[lucyfanclub]

@westerntrainmaniac No, different John Williams

[wymiotacze]

Piękne wykonanie

Pozdrawiam!

[fragglemupp]

@westerntrainmaniac No...that's another John Williams...the film composer John Williams

[yahuatan05]

28 now...

[Wakipenda]

absolutely NO flamenco in the north of Spain... xD but we cant blame Albeniz for this work of art...Bagpipes! thats whats big up there! This shud be played with bagpipes!

[Mysaturdayful]

If you try to find the absolute of any song you sould try to see the master name John Williams.

[Mysaturdayful]

If you try to find the absolute of any song you sould try to see the master name John Williams.



[mifuneee]

His ability and mastery of the guitar compares only to the incompetence of his hairstylist.

[chirrizmalmsteen]

its not easy but its soooooo faster some times, calm down

[xnTrikkk]

His playing is so hot that he set the tape on fire at 3:14

[grouchbugs]

Segovia is only one who makes this glorious piece a song of almost painful, heartbreaking longing. Next to Segovia, Narcisco Yepes lifts the song into dance. The difference between them is that Segovia sings just to you. Williams' playing is beautiful, his playing is artful. But after listening to Segovia, I yearn for the love I did not know I was capable of.

[axlrosea675]

john's still the best. clearly better than ana.

[shambayati195]

he uses the hidden tremolo at 3:14 :)

[VoVikMakaR]

@shambayati195 camera just lagged from the awesomeness hahahha

[guitarfan1979]

3:14 - 3:17 impossible to play

[VoVikMakaR]

@guitarfan1979 possible! ask somebody to push the body of the guitar and pull the neck to opposite direction for u when u play ;D

[NativeG2188TT]

@VoVikMakaR either that or u just bend the strings realy hard

[charlieobcessed]

Too Rushed. Andres does it better. IMO, of course.

[dyper]

@charlieobcessed im sorry but williams plays this waaaay better then segovia its not even close, segovia is way too sloppy

[vitocrazydude]

@dyper you are clearly fucking retarded... he was playing like a master when williams was shitting in his diper

[josefull94]

Inbelieve! I love it

[1828459045]

Amazing, love it!

[1828459045]

@bfgjosh (2) I suggest start learing classical music as if you were a zero-level beginner. Your experience will play a role by you picking up things maybe many times faster than a true beginner, but you'll still have to go through the entire path. I don't believe generic acoustic guitar skills are immediately transferrable "as is" to classical pieces.

[1828459045]

@bfgjosh (1) I suggest Federick Noad's books ("Solo Guitar Playing I, II"). He has very well-thought collection going from level 0 to a couple of hard concert pieces. Most of simple pieces he have are actually beautiful and are adapted versions of harder pieces (e.g. he has "Spanish Study" which is a terribly simplified Asturias theme, which is probably suitable for a complete beginner).

[dwilliss]

Damn the poor recording equipment of the 70s. The performance is great. Too bad we didn't have digital recording equipment back then.

[Edogawa2614]

wow.. just wow wow & wow

senggol @icankzappa

[TheKomando007]

to much speed...

[kennety127]

el mejor que he visto, solo que no me gusto mucho el estacatto para el puente :)

[lionskickass]

he kills it at the end!awesome job!

[jcg563]

I'll never forget the first time I heard this around 1991. Blew me away! It was the recording of Leyenda John Williams did in 1969 or thereabouts (on "Spanish Guitar Music"). It made me fall in love with classical guitar.

[CrazyRider1232123]

@bfgjosh i play guitar too...try to get for example: malaguena, farruca, furelise, romance......

[moshiko7701]

played very nice i agree so what if he misses a bar on such a dificult piece bravoooo

[GreekGuitaristKanel]

amazing !

[CrazyRider1232123]

thumbs up if you cant stop listening to it !

[12345633532]

best part from 0:49 to 6:40

[SonOfBoromir]

is he the one that composed the Star Wars themes ? or is he another Williams ?

[1828459045]

@SonOfBoromir it's another Williams.

[thingmongen]

27 people are deaf or stupid

[abaskov]

@thingmongen or both

[1953oma]

@thingmongen no ..no ..noo  .. unfortunately they are - 'retards' ..UNFORTUNATELY.. !!!

[esraretin]

i havent seen anyone who can play guitar like my brother .i ll upload a vid soon u all will see.his tones re incredible!!

[saccottinogio]

great technique but segovia's interpretation is so much better... this one is too fast and frenetic, no passion playing this.

[Kristopful]

Best version for time I have yet heard. This is incredible hard piece to play....even Segovia had trouble with the time on this...and he is the master.

[Maxshard]

Is he using tremolo here or just two fingers to get the speed of the higher notes, I'm not familiar with the piece but I was told that this is not using tremolo?

[mahajohn]

@Maxshard No, no tremolo. It's actually the B and E strings in rapid succession, each being playing by a different finger. When it's first introduced the left-hand pinky is playing the B on the E-string's 7th fret, producing a sound one octave above the open B string, and when the technique is used again it is performed with both the B and E strings open and ringing. It's a very cool effect, and it's just a teensy-weensy tad bit easier than a true tremolo technique. Johnny B. Goode.

[Maxshard]

@mahajohn Fascinating info. I have been told before that it is just two fingers on this piece but the pinkie bit is particularly interesting because I'd always been led to believe that classical guitarists (I'm not that bad myself at improvising) should never use the little finger. Thumb for the bass strings and three fingers for the rest but you sound like you know what you're talking about. Thanks!

[mahajohn]

@Maxshard I don't think he's using his pinky much at all for this piece, except perhaps the sections with the big chords.



[focl2003]

Yes, you´re right, tremolo is not required, it requires only two fingers but in different combinations which makes the piece difficult to master.

[mindthebug]

amazing...

a guitarist talking...

[DynamoWorks]

Speedy

[cailloux44]

Thumb up for the glasses!

[TheThingsilove100]

have been searching for two days for THE BEST VERSION and surely this is the one

[MrZorromio]

I CAN'T UNDERSTAND THE 27 HATERS!

[coinzims]

@MrZorromio 27 haters are Justin Biber fans

[stevecr223]

he wears magnifying glasses? 

[X05Radar]

Great

[MasterDevil]

He makes it look so simple and easy!! i'm struggling for years to lear the complete song.

[misfitsfan28]

@MasterDevil realy cuz it toulk me almost a couple houres to get it down

[KrypticKevin]

@misfitsfan28 if it only took you a couple of hours to get it down i can gaurantee it sounds shitty. if not please post it and show us all your excellence

[misfitsfan28]

@KrypticKevin no its not shity how ever its not perfect. and not quit as fast but still. ill try to get it on video kk

[masterofmetallica09]

@MasterDevil PIECE!

[Nothingtearsthebeast]

@MasterDevil

He plays it so clearly as well.

But it can't take you years to learn this. It took me around 2 months.

[PoliticalDestruction]

@MasterDevil How does it look simple? Hell it sure as hell doesnt sound simple...hes hitting notes so fast theres some notes hes playing but hes not hitting them lol...

[MasterDevil]

he dfntly doesn't sound simple. but the way he plays looks so simple that it seems that he is not even touching the guitar to get those amazing sounds.

[Monkibomber93]

Wow, they used to broadcast this kind of shows on finnish TV in the seventies?

[Jackscalpel]

i just realized this is the guitar riff for The Doors' Spanish Caravan!!!!!!!!!! tht is cool

[sinangundogdu24]

thank you,,in istanbul..

[Battoku]

to fast in the fast part!, is fast but not much..

[MrJuanito1548]

Even though I admire and respect John Williams, his clear technical ability, he is no where near Master Andres Segovia´s feeling and timeless performance ijn the Alhambra. Please listen, compare and arrive at your own conclusion.

[MrJuanito1548]

Even thoug I admire and respect John Williams, his technical ability is no where near Master Andres Segovia´s feeling and performance. Please compare and arrive at your own conclusion.

[turncoattradition]

@011kinan

0/10 troll harder.

[voicingman]

An example of fabulous playing almost suffocated by squashed 'pop' style recording - real guitars don't sound like this!

[Guitarman8832]

@voicingman

Dude, it's 1975, that''s what recordings sounded like. Beatles anyone?

[KyriakosZone]

0:49 starts here

[donclark299]

@011kinan  OK.....post your version.

[Snuffels203]

His fingerings blow my mind...some of them make no sense...yet the come off beautifully

[Radicalgroovy]

Ana Vidovic is playing it much better

[sgtmcguckin16]

oh . . I Love the guitar

[BlackSanotaru]

mmm This is Good, but Segovia is Better for this Opus.

[123bullriding]

this guy looks just like john denver hahahah...thank god im a country boy!!!

[warmooze]

must...fight...jealousy xD

[marius1981tm]

Ok but there's a difference of the way it sounds the same notes on section 3:55 - 4:00 (playn B on E-D-E strings) and 4:03-4:11 (playn B on D-E strings). I belive is a difference on picking the strings, i don't know. Or like when you play E 12th fret just touching with your finger without pushing the string to the fret (natural flageolot). I tried different variations but i don't get it :(. tnks

[jawnail]

@marius1981tm He's plucking the note fretted on the 4th string with his thumb and playing a fretted harmonic on the 1st string. To do this he touches the 1st string halfway between the fretted location and the bridge and plucks it with his ring finger then immediately stops touching the string. You can see him play a single fretted harmonic at 4:00.

[marius1981tm]

Do you notice there's a difference of the sound between the part that i reffered first 4:03 - 4:11 (B on D-E string) and this 3:55 - 4:00 (B on E-D-E string)? I don't talk about the notes themselvs, but it seems he does the picking in a different way on the second part, or something else. Something like when you play the natural flageolot on E string 12th.

[marius1981tm]

Does anywana knows how to obtain that sound 4:03 - 4:11? how does he do it? tnks

[Erik1495]

@marius1981tm he touches two strings at the same time and it sounds like one cord or let us say note

[nakorguitar]

@marius1981tm it's artificial harmonics. It's hard to explain but if you type it in google you should be able to find explanations on it.

[AntonKuzmins]

Everytime i hear this song i think about Italy and Assassins Creed.

[Pikangu]

go to 0:49 so you skip the talking and tuning ...

[chrysillo]

I know he wants to show how badass he is at guitar, but it's too fuckin fast, kinda loses some of its feeling =(

[hideare]

lol at 3:52...he has no bones on his thumb

[Hakan625]

@hideare Oh that's just his thumb vibrating to the frequency of the note he just played.

[afoolonahill]

it makes me laugh when people have their little arguments over 'who is the greatest?' I think it simply shows people's insecurities that because they can't play anywhere near as well(and I promise you, I can't play for crackers), that they have to prove their worth by showing that they know absolutely everything there is to know about what it takes to be "the greatest"

[uva2323]

23 deaf people...

[swierszczutoja]

Actually, that's great that he makes some mistakes. That's what differs human from machine - human plays with the feeling, but makes mistakes, machine never ever would make a mistake - but plays always the same, with no feeling, no emotions, could not interpret. Stop complaining, therefore.

[magyarikristof]

Is he the john williams who made the star wars song???:D

[hypnostyrant1]

@magyarikristof yes.

[afoolonahill]

@magyarikristof no, very different john williams, composer versus guitarist, and funnily enough both very much at the top of their chosen fields

[erickmoffer]

@magyarikristof nooooooo

[Reshmi2509]

absolutely maddeningly in love with this piece want to play it on the piano

[Reshmi2509]

absolutely maddeningly in love with this piece

[joelakastud123]

was it segovia who first took it to guitar?

be good to know who did it

[paulostroff99]

Awesome! TY for posting.

[deadenddude]

His control and dynamics are insane.

[swifttiga]

it'll be my goal in life to play this song. . . :D

[TheNylonStrings]

3.13 whammy bar!

[joerod0]

@TheNylonStrings good one...I hate when the tape stretches 

[InDarknessLight]

@TheNylonStrings we're all on acid!

[anarubric]

@TheNylonStrings absolutely!!!

[bigtaekwondist]

@TheNylonStrings It seemed to be an "lap-slide" guitar xD

[bigtaekwondist]

@TheNylonStrings It seemed to be an "lap-slide" guitar, not a whammy bar xD

[mynamespitt]

wow.... you can so clearly telll how much better he mastered it as he grew older

[link1nparkEEEwarrock]

his haircut improved over the years

[kandor39]

NICE!!!



[kandor39]

NICE!!!

[TheExplodingPumpkin]

He make it look so easy

[Equilombo]

the camara can't handle with the movements of the hand xDDDDD!

[estebanskater123]

Me gusta mucho la actitud que le da a la interpretación Williams, excelente!!

[alfredoleong]

21 people like Don Omar and Daddy Yankee.

[MrMrRobson]

3:13 o vidio buga

[SiempreLopez83]

Look for the Nike ad, with Albeniz music, write on the bar "inista gasol nadal" English sub

[yootesa1515]

really nice !

[stratcat70]

incredible!! john williams rules!! he,s such a wizard...gifted one u know!!!

[leonalopecico]

Aunque sublime, prefiero a Andrés Segovia

[chuchurriokin]

this song is the representation of Spain the proud and character of spanierds braves nobles and with a deep soul Albeniz did was one of the first embassadors of the spanish culture in the world.

[DHTCF]

His highly rythmic style really suits this piece. Is it an Ignacio Fleta guitar that he is playing?

[DHTCF]

His highly rythmic style really suits this piece.

[iinnnnaa]

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